diff --git a/packages/js/product-editor/changelog/add-41586-section-description b/packages/js/product-editor/changelog/add-41586-section-description
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ab2ec087ef8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/js/product-editor/changelog/add-41586-section-description
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: minor
+Type: add
+
+Create section description block
diff --git a/packages/js/product-editor/src/blocks/generic/section-description/block.json b/packages/js/product-editor/src/blocks/generic/section-description/block.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a31b7a0e3e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/js/product-editor/src/blocks/generic/section-description/block.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+ "$schema": "https://schemas.wp.org/trunk/block.json",
+ "apiVersion": 2,
+ "name": "woocommerce/product-section-description",
+ "title": "Product section description",
+ "category": "woocommerce",
+ "description": "The product section description.",
+ "keywords": [ "products", "section", "description" ],
+ "textdomain": "default",
+ "attributes": {
+ "content": {
+ "type": "string",
+ "__experimentalRole": "content"
+ }
+ },
+ "supports": {
+ "align": false,
+ "html": false,
+ "multiple": true,
+ "reusable": false,
+ "inserter": false,
+ "lock": false,
+ "__experimentalToolbar": false
+ }
+}
diff --git a/packages/js/product-editor/src/blocks/generic/section-description/edit.tsx b/packages/js/product-editor/src/blocks/generic/section-description/edit.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e5093db5344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/js/product-editor/src/blocks/generic/section-description/edit.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/**
+ * External dependencies
+ */
+import { Fill } from '@wordpress/components';
+import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
+import { createElement } from '@wordpress/element';
+import { useWooBlockProps } from '@woocommerce/block-templates';
+
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import { ProductEditorBlockEditProps } from '../../../types';
+import { SectionDescriptionBlockAttributes } from './types';
+
+export function SectionDescriptionBlockEdit( {
+ attributes,
+ clientId,
+}: ProductEditorBlockEditProps< SectionDescriptionBlockAttributes > ) {
+ const { content } = attributes;
+ const blockProps = useWooBlockProps( attributes );
+
+ const rootClientId = useSelect(
+ ( select ) => {
+ const { getBlockRootClientId } = select( 'core/block-editor' );
+ return getBlockRootClientId( clientId );
+ },
+ [ clientId ]
+ );
+
+ if ( ! rootClientId ) return;
+
+ return (
+
+ { content }
+
+ );
+}
diff --git a/packages/js/product-editor/src/blocks/generic/section-description/index.ts b/packages/js/product-editor/src/blocks/generic/section-description/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..257a737a345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/js/product-editor/src/blocks/generic/section-description/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import { registerProductEditorBlockType } from '../../../utils';
+
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import blockConfiguration from './block.json';
+import { SectionDescriptionBlockEdit } from './edit';
+
+const { name, ...metadata } = blockConfiguration;
+
+export { metadata, name };
+
+export const settings = {
+ example: {},
+ edit: SectionDescriptionBlockEdit,
+};
+
+export function init() {
+ return registerProductEditorBlockType( {
+ name,
+ metadata: metadata as never,
+ settings: settings as never,
+ } );
+}
diff --git a/packages/js/product-editor/src/blocks/generic/section-description/types.ts b/packages/js/product-editor/src/blocks/generic/section-description/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fb5216c8b55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/js/product-editor/src/blocks/generic/section-description/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/**
+ * External dependencies
+ */
+import { BlockAttributes } from '@wordpress/blocks';
+
+export interface SectionDescriptionBlockAttributes extends BlockAttributes {
+ content: string;
+}
diff --git a/packages/js/product-editor/src/blocks/generic/section/edit.tsx b/packages/js/product-editor/src/blocks/generic/section/edit.tsx
index a660d684757..e7809251660 100644
--- a/packages/js/product-editor/src/blocks/generic/section/edit.tsx
+++ b/packages/js/product-editor/src/blocks/generic/section/edit.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
/**
* External dependencies
*/
-import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
import classNames from 'classnames';
+import { Slot } from '@wordpress/components';
import { createElement } from '@wordpress/element';
+import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
import { useWooBlockProps } from '@woocommerce/block-templates';
import { __experimentalTooltip as Tooltip } from '@woocommerce/components';
import {
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ export function SectionBlockEdit( {
/>
) }
+
+
) }
diff --git a/packages/js/product-editor/src/blocks/index.ts b/packages/js/product-editor/src/blocks/index.ts
index ff0fe402abf..fc2dbbf9375 100644
--- a/packages/js/product-editor/src/blocks/index.ts
+++ b/packages/js/product-editor/src/blocks/index.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export { init as initRegularPrice } from './product-fields/regular-price';
export { init as initSalePrice } from './product-fields/sale-price';
export { init as initScheduleSale } from './product-fields/schedule-sale';
export { init as initSection } from './generic/section';
+export { init as initSectionDescription } from './generic/section-description';
export { init as initShippingClass } from './product-fields/shipping-class';
export { init as initShippingDimensions } from './product-fields/shipping-dimensions';
export { init as initSummary } from './product-fields/summary';
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/add-41586-section-description b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/add-41586-section-description
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ab2ec087ef8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/add-41586-section-description
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: minor
+Type: add
+
+Create section description block
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/Features/ProductBlockEditor/BlockRegistry.php b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/Features/ProductBlockEditor/BlockRegistry.php
index 1ed7290a4ea..5a436086d71 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/Features/ProductBlockEditor/BlockRegistry.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/src/Admin/Features/ProductBlockEditor/BlockRegistry.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class BlockRegistry {
'woocommerce/product-radio-field',
'woocommerce/product-pricing-field',
'woocommerce/product-section',
+ 'woocommerce/product-section-description',
'woocommerce/product-tab',
'woocommerce/product-toggle-field',
'woocommerce/product-taxonomy-field',